HOW TO SIGN UP

·         ALL students’ parent/guardian must fill out the Google Form below so that we can create the student’s unique page to record/submit their minutes and collect pledges. Be on the lookout for an email from 99 Pledges!

·         Use this link https://forms.gle/WoqMi864othiuiG89 to quickly sign up! 

READ-A-THON RULES

·         Set a reading goal!  Here are recommended minimum daily reading goals by grade:

o   Kindergarten: 20 minutes per day

o   1st and 2nd grades:  20-30 minutes per day

o   3rd-6th grades: 30-60 minutes per day

·         The Read-A-Thon starts on Friday, February 7th and ends Friday, February 21st.

·         Start reading and recording your minutes on Friday, February 7th, keeping track of how many minutes you read daily.

·         Submit reading logs online every Friday by midnight using your individualized link sent to your email.

o   Week 1 minutes due Friday, February 14th

o   Week 2 minutes due Friday, February 21st

·         What counts for minutes??

o   Any reading before and after school

o   Reading during class time  

o   Reading to others    

o   Being read to by others  

o   Listening to Audiobooks or read-a-louds  (limit up to 1 hour per day)

o   Reading assigned homework  

o   One student reading to another student counts for minutes towards BOTH students’ reading logs!!

·         Please be honest with recording your exact minutes so that it will be fair and fun for everyone!

FUNDRAISING

·         We are fundraising for our general PTO fund to continue providing as many free and fun events for our entire school community. We are also working towards the purchase of a school mascot! Our goal is to raise $5,000!

·         A link to your student’s Read A Thon page will be sent to the email you provided from 99 Pledges

·         Use this link to forward to friends and family to help raise money for our school! 

·         Donations as a lump sum are preferred, but can also be done on a per minute basis.

·         Please contact the PTO (or if you prefer, Mr. Gobert or Mrs. Pearson) if you cannot submit money online and want to make other arrangements such as a check.   

·         All pledge money and donations must be turned in no later than Friday, Feb. 21!

·         The platform we are using, 99 Pledges, is FREE and only collects the standard 3% fee for all donations. Of note, they have a place to “tip” but this does NOT go to our school or fundraiser, it goes to the platform itself.

PRIZES

·         Daily drawings for prizes will occur for those that have signed up!

·         Each class that has 70% participation (logging minutes at least once during the 2 weeks) will win a class popcorn party!

·         Weekly top 5 readers per grade level will win prizes.

o   You will only win ONE time for these weekly top winners, so we can share the prizes.

·         At the end of our Read-A-Thon, OVERALL 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place top readers per grade will win prizes.

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You CAN win the weekly top reader AND the overall top reader per grade!

·         The top classes (per grade level) with the overall top minutes read will also win a prize for your teachers!

The OVERALL top reader and runner up will get the honor of turning our principals into a human ice cream sundae if we meet our fundraising goal! 

If you have any questions, please reach out to us via email: fairviewwildcatspto@gmail.com